The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-13
IN GODS COUNTRY.
The Presidents Party Arrive
at Omaha.
A RIGHT HEARTY WELCOME.
Descriptive OF the Trip from Mime
spOlis-Fhe Stop and Sights
st Sioux City-Etc.
A RIGHT HEARTY WELCOME.
The Presidential Tour.

at Minneapolis at ten minutes past 8
last evening. The two ladies of the
party retired early, but the President
and male members of his escort sat for
& couple of hours smoking their cigars
and comparing their experiences. The
President was frequently summoned 10
the platform during the evening TO re-
ceive the greetings of the country pee
pie, who seemed to be widea-Wake all
along the line.
At Cheska a dozen tar barrels we're
burning, an artillery salute was fired
and as the train moved past big fire
balloon in the national colors was sent
aloft.
At Carver the people were out in
force with brass bands and the place
was illuminated with Chinese lanterns.
At Leseur there was more elaborate
illumination and serenade.
The train made nostops, but the Pres
ident appeared wherever there was a
crowd and courteously acknowledged
its salutes. An army of railroad men
were on patrol duty on the track and
huge bonfres we're burning every half
mile on the way
The sun was Just streaking the east
ern sky with RIBBONS of scarlet and
pink, when all hands we're called this
morning to prepare for the affair at
Sioux City. a brief half hour was al
lowed for toilets, and coffee was served
before the place was reached. The
train was stopped outside the town
limits to take on board Mayor Clelland,
who, without formality, welcomed the
President and friends, and when the
station was reached, just at sunrise,
the carriages and a reception COM
mittee were found in waiting, as were
the military, the brass band and the
people.
a rapid drive of five minutes brought
the visitors to the corn palace, whose
turrets were at that moment taking an
early bath of the golden sun. The corn
festival ended, in fact, last week, but
everything had been kept in place for
the President s visit, and all the attend
ants were on hand to do the honors of
the occasion. Courteous committee
men escorted each member of the party,
and pointed out the Curiosities. 8
more entertaining array of novelties
has not met the gaze of the President
since his trip began.
Mrs. Cleveland was delighted with
everything she saw, and turned again
and again to examine more closely
some unique fabrication of corn stalks,
husks, ears or kernels to which her es-
Cort called her attention. There was a
wax maiden, with her hair of corn silk
and robe of satin husks, climbing a
winding stair of golden ears; the spider
of tiny Carrots lying in wait in his web
Of corn fibres; the map of the Union
made of kernels, each state. having its
especial color; the huge national flag
and shields; eagles, Crescents, crosses
and emblems of the various nations.
The notices, from the dominant "Eres
ImperatriCe" to the mulhtudInous and
varied Welcomes" were all made of
the unshelled ears, and were noted
and admired in turn, and then
the big marvel of g building whose sole
material except its bare skeleton was
the product of the corn field, was ex-
planned in detail and its conception,
history and construction described by
the party conductors, and admired by
e the guests.
From the palace, the visitors were
conducted through the town which
seemed to be constructed, in great part,
Of corn products. The mammoth
triumphal arches still spanned the
chief thoroughfares. Signs of sections
OF corn cars, and awnings, verandas,
and in some cases the entire fronts
We're of corn, trapped out with
squashes and pumpkins were as their
architects had planned and made them.
The show furnished the chief subject of
conversation during the afternoons ride
20 Omaha, where new scenes and new
novelties claimed the attention. The
ride down the Missouri Valley from
Sioux City, through endless stretches of
waving corn, showed the significance of
the Sioux City exhibition.
At Couacil Bluffs Senator Henderson,
Congressman McShane and committee
of gentlemen from Omaha, boarded
the train and welcomed the President
to Gods country" which they
claimed lay just beyond the river.
In the station at Omaha, Senator
Paddock, Congressman Dorsey and the
remaining members of the reception
committee, composed of prominent
residents and the municipal authorities,
welcomed the city's guests. The car
rage to which the. President and his
wife were escorted was one mass of
roses, Wreaths of which also bedecked
the horses. A multitude of many
thousands cheered the party as it made
It's appearance, and cheers and salutes
were Its accompaniment throughout The
CITY. The streets had been hastily, but
richly, adorned with streameIs and de-
vices IN gay colors, and banners bearing
Welcome to the President" coucbed
in every form of patriotic or poetic
phrase, SPAWNED the way.
The Second Regiment, United States
Infantry. Knights of Pythias in uni
form, from all parts of the State, and
several political and social organizations
were drawn nm in line aIOnO the Strasf
sides, each with a brass band and
colors.
One OF the organizations which at
tracted the especial attention Of the
President was a company OF fuil-b'ood
Indian youths from the Genoa Indus
trial School, with an Indian band of
music.
Governor Thayer and Congressn a
McHane rode with President and Mrs
Cleveland. and pointed out as mere
subordinate interests of the ride tn